A Álgebra é generosa; ela frequentemente dá mais do que aquilo que lhe é pedido. (D'Alembert)
A questioning, almost iconoclastic series looking critically at the claims made for computers in education and at how the reality fell short of the hype. Introduced by Tim O’Shea.
1 series, 6 programmesFollowing the two successful Making the Most of the Micro – Live! ‘specials’ in 1983, BBC2 transmitted Micro Live, a regular magazine series to keep people up to date with technological developments. Fronted by Ian McNaught Davis, Lesley Judd and Fred Harris, Micro Live ran for three years.
Instead of a structured approach, Micro Live was reactive, with up to the minute news and many explanations of how things work. Occasional but regular reports came from an … Ler mais
Ian McNaught Davis examines and explains the changing world of the office and shows how new technology is altering how people work.
1 series, 6 programmesThis series examined one important aspect of computing – robotics – in other words how the computer can monitor and control things. Again there was a mix of real world examples – many from America, practical demonstrations and a “hands on” approach to coding.
The BBC robot ‘buggy‘ was marketed for d-I-y enthusiasts. Ian McNaught Davis was again the main presenter.
1 series, 5 programmesThe massive interest after the first two series led the production team to produce Making the Most of the Micro – Live! – a two hour BBC1 special where viewers’ questions were answered and demonstrations of new things were shown live on air. During the programme hackers broke into the live demonstration of electronic mail. There was also a demonstration of the BBC’s Telesoftware Service.
Kenneth Baker, minister for Information Technology appeared to promote a national schools software … Ler mais
This series aimed primarily at small businesses and further education colleges was fronted by the much respected Radio 4 ‘Today’ presenter Brian Redhead. It showed examples of what can be done by looking at companies which had embraced the new technology in manufacturing or services. A typical example was the new use of bar codes in Tesco‘s supermarkets.
1 series, 5 programmesThis series of three peak hour programmes fronted by seasoned Current Affairs reporter Bernard Falk asked what the new microprocessor-based technology was all about, how it threatened British industry’s competitiveness because of its complacency and then looked at the future – at how society might be profoundly changed by computers – chips – the Silicon Factor.
1 series, 3 programmesThe car has shrunk the world, increased personal freedom and in so many ways expanded our horizons, but there is a flipside. Fumes from car exhausts have helped to destroy our environment, poisoned the air we breathe and killed us in far more straightforward ways. But all that is going to change.
This episode enters a world where cars can drive themselves, a world where we are simply passengers, ferried about by wholesome green compassionate technology which will never ever … Ler mais
On the morning of 12 May 2017 the attack started. Appointment systems, pathology labs, x-rays and even CT scanners were infected – putting not just data but patients lives at risk, and on every screen a simple – some may even say polite – message appeared. ‘Ooops, your files have been encrypted!’
But what followed was far from civilised. It was very clear that all the data on an infected machine was now scrambled and only the hackers could unscramble … Ler mais
Exploring the murky and fast-paced world of the hackers out to steal money and identities and wreak havoc with people’s online lives, and the scientists who are joining forces to help defeat them.
Horizon meets the two men who uncovered the world’s first cyber weapon, the pioneers of what is called ultra paranoid computing, and the computer expert who worked out how to hack into cash machines.
Dr Kevin Fong explores a medical revolution that promises to help us live longer, healthier lives. Inspired by the boom in health-related apps and gadgets, it’s all about novel ways we can monitor ourselves around the clock. How we exercise, how we sleep, even how we sit.
Some doctors are now prescribing apps the way they once prescribed pills. Kevin meets the pioneers of this revolution. From the England Rugby 7s team, whose coach knows more about his players’ … Ler mais
In Los Angeles, a remarkable experiment is underway; the police are trying to predict crime, before it even happens.
At the heart of the city of London, one trader believes that he has found the secret of making billions with maths. In South Africa, astronomers are attempting to catalogue the entire cosmos. These very different worlds are united by one thing – an extraordinary explosion in data.
Horizon meets the people at the forefront of the data revolution and reveals … Ler mais
The Story of Science: Power, Proof and Passion is a 2010 BBC documentary on the history of science presented by Michael Mosley.
For thousands of years we have wrestled with the great questions of existence. Who are we? What is the world made of? How did we get here? The quest to answer these is the story of science.
Each week, medical journalist Michael Mosley traces the often unpredictable path we have taken. From recreating a famous alchemist’s experiment, … Ler mais
Chasing Coral (Perseguindo Corais) é um documentário de 2017 sobre uma equipe de mergulhadores, cientistas e fotógrafos de todo o mundo que documentam o desaparecimento dos recifes de coral. Perseguindo Corais foi produzido pela Exposure Labs e dirigido por Jeff Orlowski. O documentário estreou no Festival de Cinema de Sundance de 2017 e foi lançado globalmente na Netflix, como um Documentário Original da Netflix, em julho de 2017.
Os recifes de coral em todo o … Ler mais
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